- The fit on $500 leather shoes (cordovan especially) is superior to cheaper leather (calfskin); the shoe conforms to the shape of your foot over time
- Higher quality leather retains shine better and requires less frequent applications of wax/polish
- With some resoleing work it's possible to make a cordovan shoe last 15 years or more
- It's best to rotate 3 pairs of shoes if you plan on wearing them 5 days a week or more
posted by chalbe at 8:10 AM on January 21, 2010


http://ask.metafilter.com/143740/Difference-between-100-mens-dress-shoes-and-500-mens-dress-shoes#2058499

Why don't they just call it, Ask hoho About hohos? Then it'd all make sense.

From the Wasp 101 blog

''The other day, I was eating at Cracker Barrel, and I noticed they had already placed an assortment of Halloween candies on their shelves. Honestly, trick or treating was not a big thing in my home growing up, and my WASPy parents did not allow me to scatter pictures of goblins throughout the house. However, my parents did always give out candy to children trick or treating, and one particular Halloween, a gorgeous young vixen showed up on our doorstep with her little brother. The little boy was a student in my mother's class, and his lovely sister was dressed as a school girl. I vividly recall saying to the young lady that I didn't know whether I wanted a trick or a treat. My mother immediately nudged me with her elbow, but I was greeted by a wonderful smile from the young lady after my comment. So, even though I was too young to advance on the vixen, I am doing this post in your honor. And, to this day, I am not sure if I would have taken the trick or treat! Maybe one of each!''

I'd run this past a psychiatrist.